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Today in History: April 2

1792 The United States authorizes the minting of the $10 Eagle, $5 half-Eagle & 2.50 quarter-Eagle gold coins as well as the silver dollar, dollar, quarter, dime & half-dime.

1865 Confederate President Jefferson Davis flees Richmond, Virginia as Grant breaks Lee's line at Petersburg.

1914 The U.S. Federal Reserve Board announces plans to divide the country into 12 districts.

1917 President Woodrow Wilson presents a declaration of war against Germany to Congress.

1931 Virne "Jackie" Mitchell becomes the first woman to play for an all-male pro baseball team. In an exhibition game against the New York Yankees, she strikes out both Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig.

1932 Charles Lindbergh pays over $50,000 ransom for his kidnapped son.

1958 The National Advisory Council on Aeronautics is renamed NASA.

1982 Argentina invades the British-owned Falkland Islands.


Born on April 2

0742 Charlemagne, first Holy Roman Emperor.

1725 Giovanni Casanova, Italian adventurer.

1875 Walter P. Chrysler, founder of Chrysler Automobile Company.

1948 Emmylou Harris, American singer.



JOTD

If I saw a man in a suit, jump into a phone booth and then Superman jump out. I’d be like “Holy shite!”

A fricking phone booth!